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Following the links from your web-page, I came upon the site of Frantisek Halama ( www.halama-glass.cz ). :idea:

Do you know anything of this Artisan, as not only do the initials match, but the work illustrated looks very reminiscent of the piece I described (although it is in yellow glass, and most of the pieces on the site are in clear glass). :idea:

Regards,

Rob

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Following further research on ebay and another site, I am now convinced it is from Frantisek Halama, but all of the items on ebay seem to be modern repro (since 2000), although still quite expensive - is there a way of picking original deco works from the repro items (signature, etc), or do I just need to establish some kind of provenance, and look at wear marks, etc on the item?

congrats i think you've solved your puzzle. Halama is a most likely source of pressed powder boxes with nude ladies. If FH is the signature it would suggest that it is a recent piece. Pre-war pieces would not be signed, neither would pieces from the communist era (>'90) when the factory was part of a large industrial conglomerate.

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